Jerusalem General
True of False: The Dome of the Rock is a holy site for the Jews
False
One of the symbol is a lion, how do you say lion in Hebrew?
אריה
What is the capital of Israel?
What is Jerusalem
What is כיפת הסלע?
What is The Dome of the Rock
The Jerusalem symbol has three items? Name all three items?
What is lion, Jerusalem walls, and olives trees.
Which King made Jerusalem his capital?
King David
Bat and Bar Mitzvahs and swearing of soldiers in the army.
What is the Hebrew name for the Western Wall?
הכותל או הכותל המערבי
What is the כנסת?
Knesset is Israel's parliament or governmental offices.
What does the olive tree symbolize?
peace
What year was Jerusalem reunified so all religions can worship there?
1967
Name 4 countries that border Israel
What is Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Eygpt?
Jerusalem is a holy site to both Jews and Muslims, what 2 other religious groups have connections to Jerusalem?
Christians and Armenian (Greek Orthodox)
The Kotel is part of the outside retaining wall of the Bet Hamikdash True or False?
True
What is the name of the stone used to built the temple?
Jerusalem stones
What is Israel's parliament or government called?
Knesset
How old is Israel today?
What is 75 years old
Jerusalem has a modern part and an old part called
Old City- or Hir Ha'atikah
Ben Yehuda Street, the main walking street at the center of Jerusalem was named after
Eliezer Ben Yehuda, for the revival of the Hebrew language
What does חומות ירושלים mean?
Jerusalem Walls
Who is Israel's first Prime Minister?
Who is Israel's Prime Minister today?
Ben Gurion
Benjamin Netanyahu
When was Israel Independence?
May 1948
Jerusalem and the Bet Hamikdash were destroyed how many times?
2
The most famous open market to buy great food for Shabbat is called
Machane Yehuda
An animal appears on Jerusalem's emblem. Which one is it?
a Lion
What are the names of the leading teams from Jerusalem in Basketball and football? name at least one
Hapoel Yerushalayim - Basketball
Beitar Yerushalayim -Soccer
Name 2 important Israeli inventions that the world had benefited form it today
Drip Irrigation
Cherry Tomatoes
Waze
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